A Target worker was arrested Thursday and accused of swiping four iPhones from a soon-to-be-opened store in New Springville.

Jesse Haas, 25, of Adams Avenue, Grant City, removed the phones on three separate occasions from the stockroom, said court papers.

Haas snatched two phones on Sept. 27, another on Sept. 30 and the fourth phone on Thursday, court documents state. In each case, he placed the phones in his pocket and left the store, said court records.

When confronted by authorities, Haas said he didn't profit off the thefts, said a law enforcement source.

"I didn't sell them. I gave one cell phone to my cousin," the source quoted the suspect as saying.

The merchandise was valued at $2,800, police said.

Haas was charged with felony counts of grand larceny and stolen-property possession, said a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan. He's also accused of petit larceny and misdemeanor stolen-property possession.

The new Target store is set to open Oct. 13 in the Richmond Shopping Center, next to Pathmark.

It will represent Target's second outlet in the borough. The existing store is in Charleston.